UK TV all turn down Froch fight

[Grimmer]

Oh hay! I like Sky, I pay £34 a month for Sky Sports, and extra £2 for Sky Sports news because that's not included in my original £34, then I pay £15 everytime I want to see Ricky Hatton or Amir Khan fight, boxing's a sport y'see but for some reason that's not included in the £36 a month I already pay for Sky Sports! Isn't that brilliant?! And I'm not an idiot at all for doing that, am I?

Why would I was ****anta? lol. £13 a month? With their news service included? With more world boxing? With all that boxing, no matter how big the names included in that £13 a month with no extra fees? LOL thats ****.

in sky we trust!

[pcr405]

Yeah setanta should fcuk off, just drop boxing all together, and we can go back to sky sports showing us one or 2 big fights a year from america.

Idiot

I think i speak for 90% of england thank you very much.

[S.G.]

From Carl Froch:


Hello Cobra fans bad news. My fight against Jermain Taylor will not be shown live in the uk. Many things have been said that are not true i will clear them up now. I am the WBC champion its not no micky mouse WBO title its the lineal title. By being the WBC champion i believe it is my right to be compensated as such. I have brought big time boxing back to itv by fighting world-class operators prime-time. We offered itv a deal where they would show the Taylor fight but they turned it down wanted options and refused to meet my fee. When Mick told me Setanta were interested i reluctantly agreed so you my fans could see me beat Taylor live. I didnt want to deal with Setanta due to the poor fights they put on regarding Joe Calzaghe, real fans know beating Hopkins and Jones was a joke. again Setanta refused to compensate me in a way that pleased me and Mick. All i wanted was parity with what Calzaghe earned against Roy Jones (a washed up Jones) i am fighting a prime top 10 bonafide champion. I have tried to secure the fight but have been unable. Sky showed an intrest but unless it was on Boxoffice i didnt want to know. Sky said it cannot do nothing until after the Hatton fight.

But all is not lost as we have done an exclusive deal with BBCSport to have the fight broadcast on Radio 5-live.

Regards, the cobra.

wow, what a ****

i think i empathise with Setanta over Froch

[street bully]

Hold up a second they will show Junior Witter fights, but they don't want to show Carl Frotch vs Jermaine Taylor? British boxing is becoming a joke.

[Davros?]

Hold up a second they will show Junior Witter fights, but they don't want to show Carl Frotch vs Jermaine Taylor? British boxing is becoming a joke.

ITV wanted to show it but Hennesey wants it to be on PPV and no one will buy the PPV.

[S.G.]

Hold up a second they will show Junior Witter fights, but they don't want to show Carl Frotch vs Jermaine Taylor? British boxing is becoming a joke.

I'm sure Witter didn't demand to parlay with Hatton's fees though

edit: i think parlay may be the wrong word :S

[Muttley85]

Hold up a second they will show Junior Witter fights, but they don't want to show Carl Frotch vs Jermaine Taylor? British boxing is becoming a joke.

perhaps you should read the thread before posting. problem is Froch wants what Calzaghe got to fight roy jones, would be a joke if got paid that.

[Breakbeat]

Froch needs to watch his ego, it's not gonna make him popular to the media!

[Testdead]

Hold up a second they will show Junior Witter fights, but they don't want to show Carl Frotch vs Jermaine Taylor? British boxing is becoming a joke.

Its not ideal but we dont know what Froch and his promoter want.

Jones vs Shieka being ppv now thats a joke.

[Savino]

I think i speak for 90% of england thank you very much.

good job you don't speak to me. If setanta is so shi* then why is a man in your av fighting on that channel? If it wasn't for Setanta Haye would still be fighting on a friday night at 10pm on sky. Setanta's Boxing>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>any other sports channel in the UK.